The Fiddler of Florence (German: Der Geiger von Florenz) is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Paul Czinner and starring Elisabeth Bergner, Conrad Veidt, and Nora Gregor. The film was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin and on location around Lake Lugano in Italy. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin.[1] It reunited Bergner and Veidt who had starred together in the successful Husbands or Lovers, also directed by Czinner.
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Directed by | Paul Czinner |
Written by | Paul Czinner |
Produced by | Erich Pommer |
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Music by | Giuseppe Becce |
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Distributed by | UFA |
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Country | Germany |
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Synopsis
editA girl escapes from her strict Swiss school and heads for Florence.
Cast
edit- Elisabeth Bergner as Renée
- Conrad Veidt as Renées Vater
- Nora Gregor as Renées Stiefmutter
- Walter Rilla as Maler
- Grete Mosheim as Schwester des Malers
- Ellen Plessow
References
editBibliography
edit- Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
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